PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Belgium
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Italy
7
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Arundel
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1
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1
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2
Switzerland
1
Tarazona
1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
14
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
15
parchment
7
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
7
none visible
11
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
9
dark brown
7
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
single rastrum
14
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
5
12
4
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
2
3
7
4
3
5
5
6
8
7
8
8
9
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
11
quintuple
1
single
14
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
10
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
5
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
9
poor
2
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
8
pointers
2
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
1
French
12
German
2
Italian
6
Latin
22
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
5
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
8
poor
5
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
2
brown
12
dark brown
6
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
none visible
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
10
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
2
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 f, First quarter of the 16th century,
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